But a question from Koch prompted another terse response from Corby.

It doesn't look logical. That suggestion received a terse response from Dinamo's manager.

CNN's communications department also tweeted back at the president with a terse response.

He stopped moving, his back to her as he absorbed the implications of her terse response.

But raise the question of wine mark-ups with any restaurant proprietor and you will get a fairly terse response.

A query to the Department of Health about what structures are in place for testing as schools reopen elicited this terse response:

Soccer:Celtic released a terse response to suggestions from Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond that the club needs Rangers if it is to "prosper".

Plenty considered the machine's terse responses to be a little perplexing.

I got a lot of terse responses like this one, from the corporate headquarters of Polaner All-Fruit spreads:

"I did not notice any sign that you did," was the terse response.

"Exactly who they said they were," was Sidney's terse response.

"The Deacon keeps the Thou Shalt Not commandments pretty well," was Aunt Abby's terse response.

"They made themselves indispensable," was the terse response.

Anxiety about what Moosa thought about me skittered around in my head until Kyla got irritated from my terse responses and stomped off.

"Come here and watch!" was the terse response.

'Agreed,' was the terse response.